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Picture a Day #170 – Radishing
It has been almost a month since I first began drawing the radishes harvested from my garden. They are so appealing to draw-so bright and cheerful! But I realized that I might be in over my head starting out with a … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #169 – Textured Corners
Here is the conclusion of my abstract watercolor from last week, in which I returned to painting corners. After layering primary colors to produce secondary colors, I used a variety of contrasting Prismacolor pencils to add texture. The texture helped to … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #167 – Nothing Like a Little Texture
It’s been a while since I did a corner study. I am still using up the last of my watercolor paper (Arches Cold Press) by dividing it into 8×10 sheets. I decided to draw some corners and see what happened. … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #166 – The Completed Rose
Here are the next three steps of my watercolor rose, which I drew and painted en plein air on my patio. My third color is Cobalt Blue, which I used for the background and added to the leaves and stem. … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #165 – A Sea of Pods
I still don’t know why the maple seed pods attracted my attention so thoroughly this year. I’m sure I’ve seen them before, but not really paid much attention. Why now? Maybe the bumper crop we have. They’re still hanging around, … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #164 – Raindrops on Nasturtiums
Sounds a bit like a song sung by Julie Andrews in a major motion picture. But it’s just my garden drying out after some early June showers. With the warm weather since I took these photos, the garden is growing … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, hobbies, home, nasturtiums, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day # 163 – En Plein Air
Before I show you my watercolor painting of a rose that I painted on my back patio “en plein air,” I have exciting news! Another one of my 6x6x2012 entries has sold! It’s nice to know that someone enjoyed looking at … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #160 – Layered Design
My supply of watercolor paper is dwindling. I have painted a lot in the last four months! while I wait for my order of new paper and paints to arrive, I decided to try some smaller artwork. I divided one … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #159 – 6x6x2012
It’s been a month since I mailed my five entries to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center for their 6x6x2012 fundraiser event. On Tuesday, June 5, online purchasing opened. I located my work on their website yesterday, and so far one of my … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #158 – Rainy Day Cookies
This recipe has been recycled from an earlier post. It was so gloomy and wet the other day, that I decided to experiment (again!) with my standard oatmeal cookie recipe. The basics are the same. But I added some odds … Continue reading
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